DC’s Le Loup started making waves with the release of the Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly which crippled bloggers with it’s lengthy title but healed them with the lovely indie rock goodness sounding much like a mash of Polyphonic Spree, Arcade Fire, and MGMT. Well they’re back again with [...]
Le Loup leaves the bedroom for some group interplay and goes tribal on its celebratory sophomore LP.The banjo has a very distinct sound. Much like the sitar or the bagpipes, it instantly conjures up images of a particular place: sitar = India, bagpipes = Scotland, and banjo = rural South. I mean, who hasn’t made a “dueling banjos” joke/reference before? However, over the last decade or so, t
Upon first hearing “Beach Town”, the first officially available track off Le Loup’s sophomore release Family, I noted how it was surprisingly reminiscent of recent Papercuts. I failed to mention that the two artists shared a stage at CMJ 2007, where I saw each lay down a phenomenal set. Well, listening to Family [...]
Le Loup, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, (Hardly Art) seven out of ten starsThere’s an eerie beauty thread throughout Le Loup’s debut album, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly; it thrives in the unexpected meshing of folk twang and electronic twiddling, in arrangements as vast as a desert sky, in rushes of ghos
DC's Le Loup recently stopped by the Daytrotter studios to flex their musical muscles a bit. The four song set included three unreleased tracks that have them drifting towards simpler acoustic arrangements. Relying on plucked guitars, banjos, a slew of rhythms, and vocal harmonies Le Loup brings like few bands can. "Go East" was a stand out track for me - church choral elements with a mou...
Le Loup, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, (Hardly Art) seven out of ten starsThere’s an eerie beauty thread throughout Le Loup’s debut album, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly; it thrives in the unexpected meshing of folk twang and electronic twiddling, in arrangements as vast as a desert sky, in rushes of ghos
I like traditional Christmas songs but sometimes its nice to mix it up a bit... to bring in some new energy for your Holiday Cheer. Here's a great compiliatoin of songs and artists on this album that Here's the set list:1. Au Revoir Simone - Christmastime Is Here2. Le Loup - Shenandoah3. Figurine - The Holidays Behind Us4. Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (Piano Mix)5. Arthur & Yu - My White El...
Le Loup is: Sam Simkoff - Banjo, Keyboards, Vox Christian Ervin - Computer, Guitar Mike Ferguson - Guitar, Amp, Vox Dan Ryan - Bass, Percussion, Vox Robert Sahm - Drums, Percussion, Vox Jim Thomson - Guitar, Amp, Vox
DC’s Le Loup started making waves with the release of the Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly which crippled bloggers with it’s lengthy title but healed them with the lovely indie rock goodness sounding much like a mash of Polyphonic Spree, Arcade Fire, and MGMT. Well they’re back again with [...]